, I started looking into programs that would help me become a better athlete.
Always drawn to contact sports and competitive long-distance running, I had never consistently focused on my flexibility or my whole-body well-being. And frankly, I paid for it. I was often sore after long runs, and my hips frequently locked up throughout the day. Sure, I wanted to look OK in a bathing suit, but there's so much more to health than having a toned butt and muscular arms.
I wanted to look OK in a bathing suit, but there's so much more to health than having a toned butt and muscular arms. "My intention to start Glo more than a decade ago is the same as it is today: to make it easy for anyone to integrate self-care into their everyday life," Derik Mills, founder and CEO of Glo, told POPSUGAR."Yoga and meditation were constants for me, so we began with these practices, but I always looked forward to the day that we could expand our offering. Pilates was a natural next step because it shares a focus on breath awareness and the mind-body connection.
Until the pandemic, I didn't realize that being physically healthy truly starts from within. Sometimes you simply need to swap the kettlebells for a 40-minute yoga flow to feel good. It just depends on what your body needs that particular day."We create our yoga, meditation, Pilates, and fitness classes with the understanding that the self-care we need looks a little different every day," he explained.